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      04-02-2021, 07:51 PM   #1
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New owner.. steering question

Ive only had it for a week (2017) and still getting used to the steering feel. Is it normal for the car to follow every bump or groove on the road..? like it feels really grabby and i have to adjust the steering input.. especially happens at slow speeds or when braking to a stop..
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      04-02-2021, 08:10 PM   #2
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Probably hasn’t been aligned in a while. You can find stock alignment settings in the suspension section of the forum.

Let us know how it goes.
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      04-10-2021, 06:25 AM   #3
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Ive only had it for a week (2017) and still getting used to the steering feel. Is it normal for the car to follow every bump or groove on the road..? like it feels really grabby and i have to adjust the steering input.. especially happens at slow speeds or when braking to a stop..
Totally normal. It's called tramlining, due to the low-profile-wide tire.

That doesn't happen with the 18" wheels that I use in winter.
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Thank you!! makes sense. I’m totally used to it by now.
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      05-01-2021, 01:16 AM   #5
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How old are your front tyres?
Had the same problem when I bought mine, continentals were out of shape due to bad tracking so when I replaced with new tyres most of the problem went away.
I also use THOR Flasher and leave it in CS mode which greatly improves steering feel through all driving modes.
I think you’d be pleasantly surprised at the improvement.
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Need to try THOR CS steering only ever used GTS
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That's a good thing....
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GTS is defacto best? Did you try CS at all?
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      05-05-2021, 08:01 PM   #9
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How old are your front tyres?
Had the same problem when I bought mine, continentals were out of shape due to bad tracking so when I replaced with new tyres most of the problem went away.
I also use THOR Flasher and leave it in CS mode which greatly improves steering feel through all driving modes.
I think you’d be pleasantly surprised at the improvement.
They are new 4s in the front and super sports in the rear. What is THOR flasher?
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They are new 4s in the front and super sports in the rear. What is THOR flasher?
Be careful if there is a big difference in wear. Having the worn and lower grip tire in the rear is going to make the car very prone to oversteer, especially in rain etc.
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      05-07-2021, 05:30 PM   #11
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https://www.thorflasher.com/

I’ve used for about 6 months now and very pleased with the chassis improvements.
Checkout you tube for other users opinions.
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Just in case your interested here are my tracking settings
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